Contra-Zelensky Roundup
Here is my recap of the Zelensky dinner, based on available reports and on my weeks of monitoring the subject for Orthodox Reflections.
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Interview on Honoring the Persecutor: Greek Orthodox Activists File Criminal Complaint Over Zelensky’s ‘Beacon of Hope’ Award
Michael Gianakos, a Greek Orthodox Christians, joins Nicholas of Orthodox Reflections to discuss the controversy over the Beacon of Hope Award for Zelensky, alleged persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, U.S. involvement in Ukraine, Orthodox Church politics, religious freedom, and calls for accountability.
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How to Successfully Hold an Orthodox Protest Against the Beacon of Hope Award in NYC
A practical guide for Orthodox Christians protesting the Beacon of Hope Award to Zelensky in New York, with advice on signs, messaging, chants, media, answering objections, and keeping the focus on religious freedom for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The advice works for any protest by Orthodox (and non-Orthodox) Christians conducting any protest.
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Dear American Orthodox Hierarchs: Reject Awards for Christian Persecution
We call upon you, America’s Orthodox bishops, to publicly denounce and repudiate Zelensky’s “Beacon of Hope” Award and to insist that the planners choose a worthy non-political honoree instead.
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mRNA, Miscarriages, and Orthodox Christian Vaccine Villains
Explore the controversy surrounding COVID-19 vaccines, pregnancy, and Orthodox Christian leadership as this article examines Tony Fauci, vaccine safety concerns, religious exemptions, and the top Orthodox “vaccine villains” that helped promote vaccination.
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Who Honors a Tyrant?
The trustees of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center plan to honor Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at their second-annual “Beacon of Hope” Dinner in New York in September. Zelensky is neither Greek nor Orthodox nor honorable. He is a thug who has used the Russo-Ukrainian War as a pretext to persecute the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
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The Pursuit of Money and Power: The Upcoming Zelensky Scandal at St. Nicholas in NYC
Explore the controversy surrounding St. Nicholas National Shrine in NYC, the pursuit of money and power, and the upcoming Zelensky scandal from an Orthodox Christian perspective, examining church leadership, religious freedom, and the intersection of faith and politics. Sign the petition to protest that this is not done in your name!
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Electoral Bait and Switch – the Cautionary Tale of Ukraine
Zelensky ran as a peace candidate who pledged to stay out of religious affairs in Ukraine. He has betrayed all of his campaign promises, especially to respect religious freedom.
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The World Is Going to the Dogs of War
“Cry ‘Havoc,’ and let slip the dogs of war.”
—“The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”
Who Will be our St. Nicholas vis-à-vis Archbishop Elpidophoros?
Who will slap, hopefully metaphorically but maybe literally, US Archbishop Elpidophoros in the face, the next time he spews out another heresy?
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